William D. Salter papers, 1810-1869 (bulk 1830-1860)

Open to research.

Chiefly naval and personal correspondence, together with journal (1831) kept during a voyage from New York, N.Y., to Mobile Bay (Ala.), naval orders, rations, and regulations, and other papers. Includes Salter's correspondence (1828-1864) with his wife, Margaret; correspondence (1850-1853) with secretaries of the navy James C. Dobbin, William A. Graham, and John Pendleton Kennedy, some of which relates to Salter's opposition to abolition of flogging in the navy; and description of Veracruz, Mexico, and the navigation of its harbor.

U.S. naval officer.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009192

Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.